Major League Baseball Player. Born Harold Joseph Woodeshick, he was a left-handed pitcher for eleven seasons (1956, 1958 to 1967) with the Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Houston Colt .45s/Astros and St. Louis Cardinals. He was a member of the 1967 World Champion Cardinals' team, and appeared in one game during the World Series. Among his other notable career highlights include National League All-Star selection in 1963, and league leader in saves with 23 in 1964. In 427 career regular season games, Woodeshick won 44 and lost 62 with a 3.56 lifetime ERA. He was inducted into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame (Pennsylvania) in 1979.
Major League Baseball Player. Born Harold Joseph Woodeshick, he was a left-handed pitcher for eleven seasons (1956, 1958 to 1967) with the Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Houston Colt .45s/Astros and St. Louis Cardinals. He was a member of the 1967 World Champion Cardinals' team, and appeared in one game during the World Series. Among his other notable career highlights include National League All-Star selection in 1963, and league leader in saves with 23 in 1964. In 427 career regular season games, Woodeshick won 44 and lost 62 with a 3.56 lifetime ERA. He was inducted into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame (Pennsylvania) in 1979.
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